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A deluxe edition of Voltaire's satirical masterpiece with cover art by Chris Ware

With its vibrant new translation, perceptive introduction, and witty packaging, this new edition of Voltaires masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of the hilarious adventures of the naïve Candide, who doggedly believes that all is for the best” even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. Controversial and entertaining, Candide is a book that is vitally relevant today in our world pervaded byas Candide would saythe mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well.”

For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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One of Western literature's most glorious and incisive satires is now available in a brilliant new translation as a Penguin classics Deluxe Edition.

Synopsis

One of Western literature's most glorious and incisive satiresnow in
a brilliant new translation with phenomenal cover art by legendary comic artist
Chris Ware!

With its vibrant new translation, perceptive introduction, and witty packaging,
this new edition of Voltaires masterpiece belongs in the hands of every
reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world.
Candide tells of the hilarious adventures of the naïve Candide, who doggedly
believes that all is for the best even when faced with injustice,
suffering, and despair. Controversial and entertaining, Candide is a book that
is vitally relevant today in our world pervaded byas Candide would saythe
mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well.

A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps and rough front

Completely new translation and introduction

Amazing cover art from one of the most beloved modern comic artists

Synopsis

One of Western literature's most glorious and incisive satiresnow in a brilliant new translation with a bold new cover by Chris Ware

With its vibrant new translation, perceptive introduction, and witty packaging, this new edition of Voltaire's irreverent, tragicomic masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world.

Candide tells of the outrageous adventures of the nave Candide, who doggedly believes that "all is for the best" even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. Controversial and entertaining, Candide is a book that is vitally relevant today in our world pervaded byas Candide would say"the mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well."

Synopsis

This new translation of one of Western literatures most glorious satires tells of the outrageous adventures of the naïve Candide, who doggedly believes that all is for the best even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair.

Synopsis

With its vibrant new translation, perceptive introduction, and witty packaging, this new edition of Voltaire's masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of the hilarious adventures of the naive Candide, who doggedly believes that all is for the best even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. Controversial and entertaining, Candide is a book that is vitally relevant today in our world pervaded by--as Candide would say--the mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well.A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps and rough frontCompletely new translation and introductionAmazing cover art from one of the most beloved modern comic artists

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Synopsis

With its vibrant new translation, perceptive introduction, and witty packaging, this new edition of Voltaire’s masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of the hilarious adventures of the naïve Candide, who doggedly believes that “all is for the best” even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. Controversial and entertaining, Candide is a book that is vitally relevant today in our world pervaded by—as Candide would say—“the mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well.”

A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps and rough front

Completely new translation and introduction

Amazing cover art from one of the most beloved modern comic artists

@MoYoLawn Ever wonder how we get across the world so quickly in this book? Continental flies six times daily from Eldorado to Paris.

From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less

Synopsis

With its vibrant new translation, perceptive introduction, and witty packaging, this new edition of Voltaires masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of the hilarious adventures of the naïve Candide, who doggedly believes that all is for the best” even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. Controversial and entertaining, Candide is a book that is vitally relevant today in our world pervaded byas Candide would saythe mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well.”

A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps and rough front

Completely new translation and introduction

Amazing cover art from one of the most beloved modern comic artists

About the Author

François-Marie Arouet (16941778), who took the name Voltaire,
was the universal genius of the Enlightenment. He was briefly committed to the
Bastille for his satires and later exiled to England.

Theo Cuffe translated Voltaires Micromégas and Other Short
Fictions for Penguin Classics.

Michael Wood is Straut Professor of English at Princeton. His books include The
Magicians Doubt and The Road to Delphi.

Chris Ware, one of many artists whose work has appeared in Raw magazine,
has drawn for many publications, including the New York Times Magazine.
Wares most well- known work includes Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid
on Earth and his Acme Novelty Library series.